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GLIDDEN · PPG1002-5

Glidden Antique Silver#918E8C · LRV 27

Antique Silver reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1002-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN ANTIQUE SILVER
RGB 145, 142, 140 LRV 27

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Antique Silver
SKU PPG1002-5
Hex #918E8C
RGB 145, 142, 140
HSL 24°, 2%, 56%
LRV 27
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Glidden Antique Silver

Antique Silver sits in the mid-range at LRV 27, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Antique Silver is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7670 · #949392 · ΔE 1.9 · LRV 29
SW 7018 · #908A83 · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 26
SW 9153 · #949194 · ΔE 3.1 · LRV 29
SW 9155 · #989192 · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 29
SW 9168 · #988F85 · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 28

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.59
All gray at Behr →
790F-4 · #928C89 · ΔE 1.59 · LRV 27
HDC-AC-19 · #91908C · ΔE 1.88 · LRV 28
QE-59 · #948E89 · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 27
PPU24-20 · #8F8F8B · ΔE 2.28 · LRV 27
PPU16-14 · #928D8F · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 27

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.57
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-20 · #929392 · ΔE 2.57 · LRV 29
ES-76 · #8D9193 · ΔE 3.92 · LRV 28
CSP-505 · #91898B · ΔE 4.01 · LRV 27
1601 · #888D8F · ΔE 4.38 · LRV 27
2124-30 · #8B9094 · ΔE 4.72 · LRV 28

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.36
All gray at Valspar →
V119-2 · #8E8D88 · ΔE 2.36 · LRV 26.5
8005-1D · #958F88 · ΔE 2.75 · LRV 28
V123-2 · #958F88 · ΔE 2.75 · LRV 27.7
8006-3E · #918F85 · ΔE 4.45 · LRV 27
V145-4 · #918F85 · ΔE 4.45 · LRV 27.3

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.59
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1002-5 · #918E8D · ΔE 0.59 · LRV 27
PPG1003-5 · #908C8E · ΔE 2.57 · LRV 27
PPG0998-5 · #94918A · ΔE 2.9 · LRV 28
PPG1009-5 · #8E908D · ΔE 3 · LRV 28
PPG14-06 · #948E83 · ΔE 4.51 · LRV 27

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.7
All gray at Dutch Boy →
436-5DB · #858A8C · ΔE 4.7 · LRV 25
445-4DB · #958B8E · ΔE 4.94 · LRV 27
443-4DB · #978A7F · ΔE 5.74 · LRV 26
403-4DB · #9B8882 · ΔE 7.27 · LRV 26
426-6DB · #889594 · ΔE 7.89 · LRV 29
HGSW 3473 · #908A83 · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 26
HGSW 7018 · #908A83 · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 26
HGSW 3374 · #949194 · ΔE 3.1 · LRV 29
HGSW 9153 · #949194 · ΔE 3.1 · LRV 29
HGSW 3384 · #989192 · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 29

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.17
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEGR47 · #918D87 · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 27
DET612 · #8D8F8E · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 27
DESS38 · #8C8E89 · ΔE 3.63 · LRV 27
DEGR25 · #968E85 · ΔE 3.84 · LRV 28
DEGR39 · #918D83 · ΔE 4.17 · LRV 27

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.47
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-146 · #918F89 · ΔE 2.47 · LRV 27
JG-138 · #8D8E8B · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 27
JG-136 · #9D918B · ΔE 4.62 · LRV 29
JG-95 · #858C90 · ΔE 5.56 · LRV 26
JG-07 · #869088 · ΔE 7.93 · LRV 27

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.7
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 272 · #8C8E8D · ΔE 2.7 · LRV 27
NO. 216 · #989188 · ΔE 3.85 · LRV 29
NO. 243 · #9A9087 · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 29
NO. 292 · #8C8C7A · ΔE 8.41 · LRV 26
NO. 79 · #899081 · ΔE 9.01 · LRV 27

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0562 · #979088 · ΔE 3.37 · LRV 28
0575 · #8D8B82 · ΔE 4.19 · LRV 26
0582 · #878A85 · ΔE 4.51 · LRV 25
0527 · #848B8D · ΔE 5.43 · LRV 25
0442 · #8A9086 · ΔE 6.99 · LRV 27

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.82
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0554 · #999494 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 32
0562 · #948D84 · ΔE 3.7 · LRV 28
0422 · #949587 · ΔE 7.11 · LRV 31
0442 · #838C82 · ΔE 8.32 · LRV 27
0491 · #7D8F92 · ΔE 9.51 · LRV 28

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All gray at Rodda →
CA200 · #8D8B8A · ΔE 1.28 · LRV 26
CA089 · #988E83 · ΔE 4.94 · LRV 28
CA165 · #908D81 · ΔE 5.25 · LRV 27
CA194 · #868D8F · ΔE 5.25 · LRV 26
R116 · #9B8988 · ΔE 7.17 · LRV 27

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.5
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-952 · #8F8D89 · ΔE 1.5 · LRV 27
C2-953 · #8B8E8D · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 27
C2-794 · #928A81 · ΔE 4.04 · LRV 26
C2-825 · #95897F · ΔE 5.29 · LRV 26
C2-968 · #88908F · ΔE 5.65 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.66
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-14 · #91928C · ΔE 3.66 · LRV 28
PNT100-DP-52 · #8C8479 · ΔE 5.77 · LRV 23
PNT100-MD-16 · #7B8082 · ΔE 7.05 · LRV 21
PNT100-LT-32 · #9C9CA7 · ΔE 8.14 · LRV 34
PNT100-MD-39 · #7BA0AE · ΔE 15.08 · LRV 32

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.19
All gray at Portola Paints →
VOODOO · #91888C · ΔE 5.19 · LRV 26
JULES · #85929A · ΔE 8.08 · LRV 28
BOND STREET · #968F7B · ΔE 8.22 · LRV 28
BRONSON · #999985 · ΔE 9.46 · LRV 31
CYCLONE · #7F8E9E · ΔE 10.33 · LRV 26

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.96
All gray at Annie Sloan →
FRENCH LINEN · #A79D84 · ΔE 10.96 · LRV 34
COCO · #8C7D66 · ΔE 11.27 · LRV 21
CHATEAU GREY · #A49C77 · ΔE 14.15 · LRV 33
GREEK BLUE · #6A88A2 · ΔE 15.18 · LRV 23
PROVENCE · #79A29A · ΔE 17.24 · LRV 32

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.01
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-AN · #A89886 · ΔE 9.01 · LRV 33
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 9.54 · LRV 38
BD-HF · #7C8478 · ΔE 9.65 · LRV 22
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 9.66 · LRV 33
BD-PW · #7C8E97 · ΔE 9.78 · LRV 27

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.28
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 3.28 · LRV 27
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 7.07 · LRV 29
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 12.78 · LRV 38
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 14.15 · LRV 36
398640 · #CE834C · ΔE 22.33 · LRV 30

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.82
All gray at Kompozit →
0554 · #999494 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 30
0562 · #948D84 · ΔE 3.7 · LRV 27
0422 · #949587 · ΔE 7.11 · LRV 30
0442 · #838C82 · ΔE 8.32 · LRV 25
0491 · #7D8F92 · ΔE 9.51 · LRV 26

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Antique Silver within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG1009-5 · LRV 28
30YY 27/053 · LRV 27
PPG1003-5 · LRV 26
PPG0998-5 · LRV 28
PPG0996-4 · LRV 29
50RR 27/033 · LRV 27

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #918E8C in HSL space. Pair Antique Silver with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#918E8C + #8C8F91
TRIADIC
#918E8C · #8C918E · #8E8C91
ANALOGOUS
#918C8D · #918E8C · #91918C

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.25:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.45:1 AA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Antique Silver Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Antique Silver from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden PPG1002-5 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Antique Silver

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Antique Silver is Moonlit Orchid (SW 9153) — very close at ΔE 3.1, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Moonlit Orchid swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Antique Silver

At Behr, the closest color to Antique Silver is Letter Gray (PPU24-20) — very close at ΔE 2.28, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Letter Gray swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Antique Silver

Benjamin Moore has no exact twin of Antique Silver. The nearest is Stonehedge (ES-76) at ΔE 3.92 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 28 vs 27). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Stonehedge swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Antique Silver

At Valspar, the closest color to Antique Silver is Four-Wheel Gray (V119-2) — very close at ΔE 2.36, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26.5 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Four-Wheel Gray swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Antique Silver

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Antique Silver is Antique Silver (PPG1002-5). At ΔE 0.59 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Antique Silver and you'll get the same color. See the full Antique Silver swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Antique Silver

Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Antique Silver. The nearest is Castle Wood (445-4DB) at ΔE 4.94 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Castle Wood swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Antique Silver

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Antique Silver is Chilled Purple (HGSW 3374) — very close at ΔE 3.1, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Chilled Purple swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Antique Silver

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Antique Silver is Stieglitz Silver (DET612) — very close at ΔE 2.68, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Stieglitz Silver swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Antique Silver

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Antique Silver is Before & After (JG-146) — very close at ΔE 2.47, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Before & After swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Antique Silver

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Antique Silver is Plummett (NO. 272) — very close at ΔE 2.7, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Plummett swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Antique Silver

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Antique Silver is Sultry Castle (0562) — very close at ΔE 3.37, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 28 vs 27) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sultry Castle swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Antique Silver

Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Antique Silver. The nearest is Sultry Castle (0562) at ΔE 3.7 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 28 vs 27). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sultry Castle swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Antique Silver

Rodda's nearest match is Cardigan (CA200), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.28). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 26 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Antique Silver without repainting risk. See the full Cardigan swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Antique Silver

C2 Paint's nearest match is Titanium (C2-952), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Antique Silver without repainting risk. See the full Titanium swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Antique Silver

Clare has no exact twin of Antique Silver. The nearest is Shade (PNT100-MD-14) at ΔE 3.66 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 28 vs 27). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Shade swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Antique Silver

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Antique Silver — the nearest deck color, Voodoo (VOODOO), is clearly different (ΔE 5.19). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1002-5 instead. See the full Voodoo swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Antique Silver

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Antique Silver — the nearest deck color, Provence (PROVENCE), is clearly different (ΔE 17.24). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1002-5 instead. See the full Provence swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Antique Silver

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Antique Silver — the nearest deck color, Polly Wants (BD-PW), is clearly different (ΔE 9.78). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1002-5 instead. See the full Polly Wants swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Antique Silver

At Rust-Oleum, the closest color to Antique Silver is Oat Latte (391446) — very close at ΔE 3.28, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Oat Latte swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Antique Silver

Kompozit has no exact twin of Antique Silver. The nearest is Sultry Castle (0562) at ΔE 3.7 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 27 vs 27). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sultry Castle swatch →

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